A truck carrying 44,000 pounds of chickpeas burst into flames while driving through Death Valley National Park ... when its brakes overheated and caused the truck to catch fire at around 5:30 ...

Firefighters speculated that overheated brakes caused the blaze. Vehicle fires have become an increasingly common problem in Death Valley. Six have happened in the area this year, including two ...

Death Valley National Park urges motorcyclists to avoid riding in the park during the peak months of summer, and offers some ...

With extreme summer heat, visitors who experience problems at Death Valley National Park may not ... “Park rangers respond to overheated park visitors multiple times per week throughout the ...

not overheating brakes. But the most recent fire serves as a reminder that it’s not just high temperatures driving the trend — Death Valley reportedly reached a high of just 75 degrees on ...

The summer heat has claimed another life in Death Valley National Park ... Natural Bridge Trail hike when he showed signs of being overheated. As he returned to the trailhead, bystanders saw ...

symptoms of which include overheating, confusion, irritability and lack of coordination. Robino's death comes less than a month after a motorcyclist also died of heat exposure at Death Valley, a ...